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Comptia Project + Project Management
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Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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Match each statement with the correct term.
Don't refresh. All questions and answers are randomly picked and ordered every time you load a test.
This is a study tool. The 3 wrong answers for each question are randomly chosen from answers to other questions. So, you might find at times the answers obvious, but you will see it re-enforces your understanding as you take the test each time.
1. Condition or capability that must be met or possessed by a system - product - service result or component to satisfy a contract - standard - specification or other formally imposed document.
distribute information (Process)
assumptions analysis (Technique)
requirement
monitor
2. Documents and data on prior project including project files - records - correspondence - closed contracts - and closed projects
project management office (PMO)
project phase
historical information
project calendar
3. Extending or generating parallel schedule network paths from the same node in a project schedule network diagram. characterized by schedule activity with more than one successor activity
schedule network analysis (Technique)
path divergence
project human resource management (Knowledge Area)
project scope management (Knowledge Area)
4. The process of defining and documenting stakeholder needs to meet project objectives
requirement
analogous estimating (Technique)
earned value (EV)
collect requirements (Process)
5. Subdivision (fragment) of a project schedule network diagram - usually representing a subproject or work package.
time scaled schedule network diagram (Tool)
procurement documents (Output/Input)
sub network
performing organization
6. Deliverable that is subject to approval by the project sponsor or customer
external deliverable
schedule baseline
threat
performance measurement baseline
7. Structure in which the project manager shares responsibility with the functional managers for assigning priorities and directing the work of persons assigned to the project
monitor and controlling processes (Process Group)
matrix organization
lag (Technique)
project organization chart (Output/Input)
8. Defining how to conduct risk management activities for a project
plan risk management (Process)
total float
executing processes (Process Group)
variance
9. Depiction in a diagram format of the inputs - process actions - and outputs of one or more processes within a system
flowcharting (Technique)
data date
administer procurements (Process)
procurement management plan (Output/Input)
10. Assurance that a product - service or system meets the needs of the customer and other identified stakeholders
work breakdown structure dictionary
validation
sensitivity analysis
root cause analysis (Technique)
11. Identifying and documenting relationships among project activities
objective
budget at completion (BAC)
sequence activities (Process)
buyer
12. One or more numerical or text values that identify characteristics of the work or in some way categorize the schedule activity that allows filtering and ordering of activities within reports
activity duration
budget
activity code
project life cycle
13. The smallest unit of time used in scheduling a project. calendar units are generally in hours - days - or weeks - but can also be in quarters years - months - shifts - or even minutes
deliverable (Output/Input)
responsibility assignment matrix (RAM) (Tool)
scope
calendar unit
14. A diagram that describes a decision under consideration and the implications of choosing one or another of the available alternatives. it is used when some future scenarios or outcomes of actions are uncertain. it incorporates probabilities and costs
close procurements (Process)
planning package
duration (DU or DUR)
decision tree analysis (Technique)
15. Document describing how project risk management will be structured and performed on the project. contains the list of project risks - the results of risk analysis and risk responses
slack
risk management plan (Output/Input)
stakeholder
milestone schedule (Tool)
16. Processes required to manage the timely completion of a project
develop project management plan (Process)
risk breakdown structure (RBS)
project time management (Knowledge Area)
earned value management (EV
17. Degree - amount or volume of risk that an organization or individual will withstand
expected monetary value (EMV)
risk tolerance
scheduled start date (SS)
fixed price incentive fee contract (FPIF)
18. The process of prioritizing risks for further analysis or action by assessing and combining their probability of occurrence and impact
activity
resource
slack
perform qualitative analysis (Process)
19. Information gathering technique examines the project from the perspective of each projects strengths - weaknesses - opportunities - and threats to increase the breadth of the risks considered by risk management
stakeholder
strengths - weaknesses - opportunities - threats analysis (SWOT)
early start date (ES)
forward pass
20. Change to project scope. almost always requires an adjustment to the project cost or schedule
project risk management (Knowledge Area)
project management office (PMO)
scope change
deliverable (Output/Input)
21. Partially complete document in a predefined format that provides a defined structure for collecting - organizing and presenting information and data
request for information (RFI)
specification limits
variance analysis (Technique)
template
22. Form of progressive elaboration planning where the work to be accomplished in the near term is planned in detail at a low level of the work breakdown structure - while the work far in the future is planned at a relatively high level of the work break
requirements traceability matrix
flowcharting (Technique)
code of accounts (Tool)
rolling wave planning (Technique)
23. Document that establishes criteria and activities for developing and controlling the project schedule
schedule management plan (Output/Input)
project initiation
buyer
logical relationship
24. Someone with management authority over an organizational unit within a functional organization.
bottom-up estimating (Technique)
functional manager
project risk management (Knowledge Area)
functional organization
25. Group of related schedule activities aggregated at some summary level and displayed as a single activity (at the summary level)
summary activity
risk breakdown structure (RBS)
objective
risk
26. Logical relationship where completion of the successor schedule activity is dependent upon the initiation of the predecessor schedule activity
milestone schedule (Tool)
request for quotation (RFQ)
backward pass
start to finish (SF)
27. Collection of generally sequential project phases whose name and number are determined by the control needs of the organization involved in the project
sequence activities (Process)
project life cycle
project risk management (Knowledge Area)
methodology
28. Implementing risk response plans - tracking identified risks - monitoring residual risks - identifying new risks and evaluating risk process throughout the project
monitor and control risks (Process)
verification
risk
perform integrated change control (Process)
29. Subsystem of overall project management system. collection of formal documented procedures that defines how project work will be authorized to ensure that the work is done by the identified organization - at the right time and in the proper sequence.
work authorization system (Tool)
regulation
functional organization
influence diagram (Tool)
30. One of the defining points of a schedule network; a junction point joined to some or all of the other dependency lines
node
decomposition (Technique)
failure mode and effect analysis (FMEA) (Technique)
work performance information
31. Formally documented change request that is submitted for approval to the integrated change control process
contingency reserve(Output/Input)
plan communications (Process)
requested change(Output/Input)
stakeholder
32. An estimating technique that uses a statistical relationship between historical data and other variables (sq. foot in construction - lines of code in software development) to calculate an estimate for activity parameters such as scope - cost - budget
parametric estimating (Technique)
flowcharting (Technique)
standard
actual cost of work performed
33. Processes required to ensure timely and appropriate generation - collection - distribution - storage - retrieval - and ultimate disposition of project information
performing organization
reserve analysis (Technique)
project communications management (Knowledge Area)
estimate (Output/Input)
34. Requirements imposed by a government body. government mandated compliance
regulation
risk
near critical activity
three point estimate (Technique)
35. Aggregation of the processes - tools - techniques - methodologies - resources and procedures to manage a project
change control system (Tool)
project management system (Tool)
path divergence
project scope management (Knowledge Area)
36. The approved estimate for the project or any work breakdown structure component or any schedule activity
collect requirements (Process)
change control
baseline
budget
37. The time in calendar units between the start and finish of a schedule activity
staffing management plan
activity duration
result
develop schedule (Process)
38. Analytical technique that uses three cost or duration estimates to represent optimistic - most likely and pessimistic scenarios.
rework
three point estimate (Technique)
assumptions analysis (Technique)
work breakdown structure component
39. A formally constituted group of stakeholders responsible for reviewing - evaluating - approving - delaying or rejecting changes to a project - with all the decisions and recommendations being recorded
change control board (CCB)
Monte Carlo analysis
sponsor
execute
40. Estimating the type and quantities of material - people - equipment or supplies required to perform the activity
schedule network analysis (Technique)
program
input (Process) input
estimate activity resources (Process)
41. Deliverable or project work component at the lowest level of each branch of the work breakdown structure
project management knowledge area
milestone
work package
external deliverable
42. Risk response planning technique associated with threats that seeks to reduce the probability of occurrence or impact of a risk to below an acceptable threshold
risk mitigation (Technique)
sub phase
project management knowledge area
influence diagram (Tool)
43. Requests to expand or reduce the project scope - modify policies - processes - plans or procedures - modify costs or budgets - or revise schedules
network logic
change requests
lessons learned knowledge base
project phase
44. List of project team members - their project roles and communication information
schedule model (Tool)
plan risk response (Process)
project team directory
planning package
45. The calculation of late finish dates and late start dates for uncompleted portions of all schedule activities. determined by working backward through the schedule network logic from the projects end date
backward pass
log
planned value (PV)
logical relationship
46. Any numbering system used to uniquely identify each component of the work breakdown structure
virtual team
actual cost (AC)
code of accounts (Tool)
specification limits
47. Communicating and working with stakeholders to meet their needs and address issues as they occur
firm fixed price contract (FFP)
manage stakeholder expectations (Process)
project management body of knowledge
successor activity
48. A point that is not settled or is under discussion or over which there are opposing views or disagreements
issue Point or matter in question or dispute
requested change(Output/Input)
scheduled finish date (SF)
hammock activity
49. The expected total cost of a schedule activity - a work breakdown structure component or the project when the defined scope of work will be completed. Calculated based on performance to date or estimated by the project team based on other factors
buffer
earned value technique (EVT) (Technique)
project quality management (Knowledge Area)
estimate at completion (EAC)(Output/Input)
50. A documented tabulation of schedule activities that shows the activity description - activity identifier - and a sufficiently detailed scope of work description so project team members understand what work is to be performed
progressive elaboration (Technique)
activity list (Output/Input)
practice
risk category